SCHOLARSHIP INCREASE

Doctoral students are entitled to get a 50% increase of their scholarship when staying abroad for reasons related to their doctoral research and studies, for periods properly authorized by the Director of the Doctoral Schools or by the Doctoral School Committees.

WHO CAN APPLY:

The increase of the scholarship can be allocated to students with scholarship till the end of their third year. They are therefore not entitled to get the increase of the scholarship for the research periods spent abroad after the 31st of October (or 31st of December*) of the third year, or during the year of extension.
For PhD students enrolled in the first year after the a.y. 2013/2014 (Cycle 29 and subsequent), the scholarship increase will be paid only for an uninterrupted period of at least one month. The increase cannot exceed 18 months.

HOW IS CALCULATED:

The increase of the scholarship is paid considering the exact period (days) spent abroad, attested by a certification issued by the foreign Institution where the research has been carried out. The increase is paid at the end of the period spent abroad.

BEFORE LEAVING:

Doctoral students have to deliver:
- the scholarship increase request form;
- the Head of the Doctoral School’s authorization (for research periods not exceeding 6 months) or a copy of the Doctoral School Committee’s resolution (for periods lasting more than 6 months).
Documents have to be sent or delivered to the relevant Doctorate Office: please carefully check address, contact details and opening hours in the “Contact” box at the bottom of this page.

PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF THE INCREASE:

For periods lasting 3 months or more, the University can pay the 60% of the whole increase in advance, if requested in the “Grant increase request form”.
In order to receive the advance payment within the leaving date specified in the form, the request must be submitted within 2 months before the departure.
If the request is submitted late or just before the leaving date, the University can’t guarantee that the advance will be paid before the beginning of the period abroad.

The remaining part (40%) will be paid at the end of the period, after submission of the certificate stating the duration of the period abroad.

AT THE END OF THE PERIOD ABROAD:

Doctoral students have to submit to the relevant Doctorate Office a certificate issued by the foreign Institution where the research has been carried out (see fac-simile in box Download), stating the exact date of arrival and the date of departure.Important: the certificate must be in the original and the date must be subsequent to the final date of the period spent abroad; the certificate has to be properly signed and stamped, better if printed on a headed letter.

* Please note: Depending on Doctoral Programmes, Academic Year lasts from the 1st of November to the 31st of October or from the 1st of January to the 31st of December.